Postcode · Ashford
Crime in TN23 6LY
How much crime is recorded in TN23 6LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Washford & Stanhope
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,744 (2024)
TN23 6LYAshford
How safe is TN23 6LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN23 6LY area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
TN23 6LYNational
Violence and sexual offences30.923.6
Anti-social behaviour27.410.7
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Burglary2.39.1
Other crime1.81.5
Public order1.74.6
Other theft1.44.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 57% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.